NFL Show
The Calgary Flames (13-10-3, 29 points, 5th Pacific) play a visit to Columbus, Ohio and Nationwide Arena on Friday to play the Columbus Blue Jackets (8-15-2, 18 points, 8th Metro). Calgary won its third straight when defeating the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Wednesday night. Rasmus Andersson scored late in the third to break a tie and added two assists for the Flames. Columbus lost its third straight win falling to the Buffalo Sabres 9-4 on Wednesday. Columbus fell behind 6-0 in the first period and never threatened. Calgary will play without Oliver Kylington, while Columbus will play without Jake Bean, Nick Blanckenburg, Adam Boqvist, Justin Danforth, Jakub Voracek and Zack Werenski.
The Calgary Flames are scoring an average of 3.04 goals per game which is 21st in the NHL. Calgary is averaging 34.8 shots per game which is fifth best left the Flames’ power play is 26th, scoring only 18.2% of the time with the man advantage. Elias Lindholm and Nazem Kadri are the leading goal scorers for Calgary with 9 each, while Tyler Toffoli has scored eight. The leader in assists is Rasmus Andersson with 14, and three others for the Flames have 10 assists apiece. The leaders in points are Lindholm and Kadri with 19 apiece. Calgary’s power play has scored just 16 goals in 25 games.
Calgary is allowing an average of 3.00 goals per game which is 13th best in the NHL. The Flames are allowing an average of 28.3 shots per game which is fourth best. The penalty-kill unit for Calgary is successfully holding o pponents scoreless 79.3% of the time the Flames are short-handed which is 12th best. Jacob Markstrom is 9-6-2 with a 2.97 goals-against average in point 889 save percentage. Backup goalie Dan Vladar is 4-4-1 with a 2.54 goals-against average and .914 save percentage.